Absolutely not, says Tommy Thomas on return as AG
Tommy Thomas says he will not be the attorney-general again, even if given a second chance.
PETALING JAYA: Former attorney-general (AG) Tommy Thomas has rejected any possibilities of him returning as the country’s top public prosecutor, even if given a second chance.
Thomas said former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s return to lead the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government showed just “how dangerous it is to come back”.
“Coming back a second time? No, no, no. Absolutely not.
“I enjoyed it, but that’s it. Move on,” he said in an exclusive interview with Advocates The Podcast.
Thomas had served as the AG for 20 months from June 2018. He resigned just before the expiration of his two-year contract.
Looking back at his tenure, he said the biggest achievement under PH was the passing of a bill for automatic registration and allowing 18-year-olds to vote.
He applauded former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman for his efforts in convincing all 211 MPs to be in favour of the bill.
“It’s a bit disappointing now that you hear those who unanimously supported the bill and are now in power, are holding back and not wanting to implement it.”
Meanwhile, Thomas said their worst failures included not actively addressing the Sedition Act and Anti-Fake News Act.
“(There were) quite a few controversial bills which were waiting to be repealed or amended substantially. But we didn’t do anything about it.
“I would say that the death penalty was an opportunity missed,” he said, adding that these failures were now “haunting” the opposition and civil society.
Commenting on some 200 reports lodged nationwide in relation to the contents of his book “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness”, Thomas said he was surprised by the number of reports, but not by the people behind them.
“It was the same group of people who were complaining and protesting about, first of all, my appointment, and whatever I did or did not do in 20 months.
“That group of people who objected to my appointment, and therefore to the book, was not surprising.”
Thomas said former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s return to lead the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government showed just “how dangerous it is to come back”.
“Coming back a second time? No, no, no. Absolutely not.
“I enjoyed it, but that’s it. Move on,” he said in an exclusive interview with Advocates The Podcast.
Thomas had served as the AG for 20 months from June 2018. He resigned just before the expiration of his two-year contract.
Looking back at his tenure, he said the biggest achievement under PH was the passing of a bill for automatic registration and allowing 18-year-olds to vote.
He applauded former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman for his efforts in convincing all 211 MPs to be in favour of the bill.
“It’s a bit disappointing now that you hear those who unanimously supported the bill and are now in power, are holding back and not wanting to implement it.”
Meanwhile, Thomas said their worst failures included not actively addressing the Sedition Act and Anti-Fake News Act.
“(There were) quite a few controversial bills which were waiting to be repealed or amended substantially. But we didn’t do anything about it.
“I would say that the death penalty was an opportunity missed,” he said, adding that these failures were now “haunting” the opposition and civil society.
Commenting on some 200 reports lodged nationwide in relation to the contents of his book “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness”, Thomas said he was surprised by the number of reports, but not by the people behind them.
“It was the same group of people who were complaining and protesting about, first of all, my appointment, and whatever I did or did not do in 20 months.
“That group of people who objected to my appointment, and therefore to the book, was not surprising.”
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